 The station is constructed using the 'large' type design and built with bricks, unusual for the Settle-Carlisle where most buildings have used stone. The platforms are the longest on the line at 200 yards, built originally for the purposes of the Anglo-Scottish expresses.
The station is set fairly high above the town, with a well marked walk down to the town centre and the River Eden. Allow time to walk back to the station as is it a steep climb uphill. There is a town plan by the exit from the northbound platform.
Appleby is 31 miles from Carlisle and 270 miles from London. The station was originally called Appleby West to prevent confusion with the other station which was the North Eastern Railway station serving trains on the Darlington-Penrith trans-pennine route. With the closure of the NER station in 1962, the original name of Appleby was reinstated.
The signal box just past Appleby denotes the junction for the line to Warcop, which is a remnant of that route. There are hopes that this line may yet re-open, which had been in regular use up until 1989 with freight serving the Army depot at Warcop.
A plaque on the Appleby station building commemorates Eric Treacy, Bishop of Wakefield and one of the great railway photographers who collapsed and died on Appleby station whilst photographing a steam special.
Other information
The station is open 9.15am to 6.00pm Mondays to Saturdays Within the station buildings on the northbound platform, there is a small shop operated by the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line selling a range of souvenirs of the line, including books and DVDs.
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